Columns and statues to see Myanmar - Burma

Bago has one of the longest reclining Buddhas in Burma: 16 m high and 55 m long. Represented with open eyes and fanned toes: resting position. Behind its scrap metal construction, the image, protected only since 1906, has been particularly damaged in the course of history. Erected in 996, first renovated by Dhammazedi and then abandoned again, it was not until 1880 that the Buddha was rediscovered and cleared of wild grasses.

The Four Giant Buddhas, or Kyaik Pun, are also due to Dhammazedi. They can be seen from the road leading to Yangon. Stars of many postcards, the colossuses, 30 meters high, are leaning against a central pillar. The whole is built in brick and dates from 1476. Regularly repainted, it looks brand new despite the lack of protection. It is absolutely necessary to preserve the kitsch of the statues. On the outskirts of the Kyaik Pun site, one can find hardwood carving workshops, one of the specialties of Bago.

Southwest of Monywa, you have to leave the city to find this piece of nature and spirituality. It is actually a hill covered with banyans which have the particularity of having an image of Buddha on each of their feet. One comes here to walk between the Buddha statues, as if through a sacred forest. And know that you can also see the second highest Buddha statue in the world. Decidedly, what grandiose monuments!